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The objective is to introduce students to the comprehensive body of international law of armed conflicts, and relate this to conflicts around the world. There are lots of contemporary examples of internal and international armed conflicts which have unveiled not only the significance and importance, but also the challenges to and shortcomings of contemporary international law of armed conflict. The course will also seek to discuss the laws of armed conflict vis a vis human rights law proper and examine the applicability of these two bodies of law in modern crisis response and military security operations.